Change file name extension from .afphoto to a 3-4 letter abbreviation

[CapoSimply]

The native file name extension AFPHOTO for Affinity Photo files on MacOS is unneccessarily long and could be shortened to 3-4 characters.

Edited October 27, 2019 by ahimhaim

[fde101]

How are the longer extensions impacting you?

I actually kind of like them that way.  They are descriptive and less likely to conflict with other software.

[DrGrafix]

I'm also new to this software, and its a bit confusing (maybe unnerving LOL) to see such a long file extension when we've been conditioned for decades to 3-character file extensions like PSD, CDR, PDF, JPG, TIF, DXF, and dozens more. Many of us are trying to migrate from the Adobe and Corel mindset, and I think it would be more understandable if the native file extension were something like AFP for Affinity Photo, AFD for Designer, AFP for Publisher.  

[Old Bruce]

47 minutes ago, DrGrafix said:

AFP for Affinity Photo, AFD for Designer, AFP for Publisher.  

Er, .afp is for Publisher and Photo???

Myself I believe that if less is more imagine how much more more would be.

[DrGrafix]

4 hours ago, Old Bruce said:

Er, .afp is for Publisher and Photo???

Myself I believe that if less is more imagine how much more more would be.

LOL... yeah Bruce, I missed that one. Maybe .AFX ? I'm schooled in the Bauhuas ideals... less IS better.

[ashf]

.aph, ads and .apb ?

[fde101]

From a quick Google search:

.APH = Ability Office

.ADS = Ada (programming language) specification source code file

APB, AFD = Planit Alphacam

AFX = Auto FX PhotoGraphic Edges

 

You can only squeeze so many extensions into three letters before you start running out...